04-05-2015, 11:12 PM
I do not work for nor do I speak for the DWR or the Feds but I am on the committee as one of several representatives for the sportsman. You are correct about the survey results but it is simply one piece of the puzzle to assist in making the descision and is not the final say so. I assure you we hashed this out for a long while and weighed public opinion and science and federal/state legal issues etc. We hope that the rebuild will be more enjoyable and provide better environmental health to the system. We fully recognize that it is impossilbe to satisfy everyone but we hope the results will be enjoyed by many.
It was also mentioned the disappointment in not replanting largemouth bass -- that was a substantial discussion and was difficult to come to agreement also. They are not totally off the table. If it is found that some other specie(s) doesn't work well and fails, the LM bass may yet be reintroduced into the reservoir. But with numerous other good LM bass fisheries in the area it was finally decided to try the other species first to offer more variety, to see how they do and to see public reaction to them.
By-the-way there will be a Red Fleet open house next Wednesday, April 8, 6p-8p at the Vernal DWR building in Vernal for anyone who can and would like to show up.
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It was also mentioned the disappointment in not replanting largemouth bass -- that was a substantial discussion and was difficult to come to agreement also. They are not totally off the table. If it is found that some other specie(s) doesn't work well and fails, the LM bass may yet be reintroduced into the reservoir. But with numerous other good LM bass fisheries in the area it was finally decided to try the other species first to offer more variety, to see how they do and to see public reaction to them.
By-the-way there will be a Red Fleet open house next Wednesday, April 8, 6p-8p at the Vernal DWR building in Vernal for anyone who can and would like to show up.
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